<?xml version="1.0"?>
<SAORecordList>
<SAORecord
FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-03-09 -068 07:20:00.000"
URSICode="SAA0K"
StationName="SaoLuis"
GeoLatitude="-2.6"
GeoLongitude="315.8"
Source="Ionosonde"
SourceType="DPS-4"
ScalerType="auto">
<SystemInfo UMLStationID="903">
<FrequencyStepping StartFrequency="1.0" StopFrequency="18.0">
<LinearStepping Step="0.05" Units="MHz" />
</FrequencyStepping>
<RangeStepping StartRange="80.0" StopRange="1360.0" >
<LinearStepping Step="5.0" Units="km" />
</RangeStepping>
<AutoScaler Name="Artist5" Version="500200" ArtistFlags="2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 95% PACIFIC flags: Multiple candidates for F2x cusp</Comments>
<ContactPerson>
<Name>Dr. Mangalathayil Ali Abdu</Name>
<Affiliation>INPE, Division of Aeronomy</Affiliation>
<Address>Av dos Astronautas, 1.758 Jd. Granja - CEP: 12227-010 Sao Jose dos Campos - SP Brasil</Address>
<Email>maabdu@dae.inpe.br</Email>
</ContactPerson>
<StartTime Format="yyyy.MM.dd (DDD) HH:mm:ss" TimeZone="Coordinated Universal Time" >
2026.03.09 (068) 07:20:00</StartTime>
<SolarTerrestrialData>
<GyroFrequency Val="0.63" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DipAngle Val="-11.16" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DeclinationAngle Val="-19.74" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<SunSpotNumber Val="-1.0" Status="predicted"/>
</SolarTerrestrialData>
<DigisondePreface Format="FF">
FF202606803090720009039031101000005018000000001107501000080502560000000040000
</DigisondePreface>
</SystemInfo>
<CharacteristicList Num="28" >
<URSI ID="00" Val="6.300" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.324" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="20.944" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="1.550" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="30" Val="2.850" Name="foEs" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="3.150" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="6.650" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="240.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="240.000" Name="h`F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="34" Val="126.250" Name="h`Es" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="90" Val="110.000" Name="hmE" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="83" Val="20.000" Name="yE" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="86" Val="0.100" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="5.850" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="310.000" Name="h`(fMUF)" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Custom Name="dlt foF2" Val="0.000" Description="Adjustment to the scaled foF2 during profile inversion" Units="MHz" />
<Modeled Name="foEp" Val="0.354" Units="MHz" ModelName="CCIR-79" />
<URSI ID="61" Val="3.150" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="3.150" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="290.977" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="245.491" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="1.866" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<Custom Name="fminEs" Val="1.550" Description="Minimum frequency of Es-layer" Units="MHz" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="63.922" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="6.996" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="35.007" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="51.270" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="4.350" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="2">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="64">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
3.15 3.2 3.25 3.3 3.35 3.4 3.45 3.5 3.55 3.6 3.65 3.7 3.75 3.8 3.85 3.9 3.95 4.0 4.05 4.1 4.15 4.2 4.25 4.3 4.35 4.4 4.45 4.5 4.55 4.6 4.65 4.7 4.75 4.8 4.85 4.9 4.95 5.0 5.05 5.1 5.15 5.2 5.25 5.3 5.35 5.4 5.45 5.5 5.55 5.6 5.65 5.7 5.75 5.8 5.85 5.9 5.95 6.0 6.05 6.1 6.15 6.2 6.25 6.3
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
240.000 245.000 246.250 247.500 248.750 250.000 250.000 250.000 250.000 250.000 250.000 255.000 255.000 255.000 255.000 255.000 255.000 250.000 260.000 255.000 256.667 258.333 260.000 260.000 260.000 265.000 265.000 265.000 265.000 265.000 266.250 267.500 268.750 270.000 270.000 270.000 275.000 275.000 275.000 276.250 277.500 278.750 280.000 285.000 285.000 285.000 290.000 290.000 295.000 300.000 300.000 305.000 305.000 310.000 310.000 314.269 319.474 325.961 334.269 345.291 360.616 383.374 420.705 493.205
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
66 75 0 0 0 72 72 0 0 69 78 63 63 57 0 69 63 0 54 69 0 0 75 69 78 66 69 0 72 72 0 60 0 63 72 69 69 0 66 0 0 0 72 69 78 75 78 75 75 69 75 69 75 75 69 63 63 57 63 63 60 0 57 0
</TraceValueList>
<TraceValueList Name="DopplerShift" Type="float" Units="Hz" NoValue="99.0" Description="Doppler Frequency Shift" >
0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 1.171875 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 1.953125 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -1.171875 -0.390625 -0.390625 -1.171875 -0.390625 -0.390625
</TraceValueList>
</Trace>
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="Es" Polarization="O" Num="27">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
1.55 1.6 1.65 1.7 1.75 1.8 1.85 1.9 1.95 2.0 2.05 2.1 2.15 2.2 2.25 2.3 2.35 2.4 2.45 2.5 2.55 2.6 2.65 2.7 2.75 2.8 2.85
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
100.000 105.000 110.000 112.857 115.714 118.571 121.429 124.286 127.143 130.000 125.000 122.500 120.000 117.500 115.000 115.000 116.250 117.500 118.750 120.000 125.000 126.250 127.500 128.750 130.000 130.000 135.000
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
60 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 60 0 60 0 66 66 0 0 0 0 63 57 0 0 0 51 0
</TraceValueList>
<TraceValueList Name="DopplerShift" Type="float" Units="Hz" NoValue="99.0" Description="Doppler Frequency Shift" >
0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 1.171875 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625
</TraceValueList>
</Trace>
</TraceList>
<ProfileList Num="1">
<Profile  Algorithm="NH" AlgorithmVersion="4.33" Type="vertical" >
<Tabulated Num="133">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
93.502 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 140.333 145.0 150.0 155.0 160.0 165.0 170.0 170.667 175.0 180.0 185.0 190.0 195.0 200.0 201.0 205.0 210.0 215.0 220.0 225.0 230.0 235.0 240.0 245.0 250.0 255.0 260.0 265.0 270.0 275.0 280.0 285.0 290.0 290.977 295.0 300.0 305.0 310.0 315.0 320.0 325.0 330.0 335.0 340.0 345.0 350.0 355.0 360.0 365.0 370.0 375.0 380.0 385.0 390.0 395.0 400.0 405.0 410.0 415.0 420.0 425.0 430.0 435.0 440.0 445.0 450.0 455.0 460.0 465.0 470.0 475.0 480.0 485.0 490.0 495.0 500.0 505.0 510.0 515.0 520.0 525.0 530.0 535.0 540.0 545.0 550.0 555.0 560.0 565.0 570.0 575.0 580.0 585.0 590.0 595.0 600.0 605.0 610.0 615.0 620.0 625.0 630.0 635.0 640.0 645.0 650.0 655.0 660.0 665.0 670.0 675.0 680.0 685.0 690.0 695.0 700.0 705.0 710.0 715.0 720.0 725.0 730.0
</AltitudeList>
<ProfileValueList Name="PlasmaFrequency" Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Plasma frequency" >
0.2 0.234 0.307 0.343 0.354 0.351 0.341 0.323 0.297 0.26 0.205 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.222 0.247 0.273 0.298 0.324 0.349 0.354 0.435 0.576 0.764 1.002 1.318 1.77 2.505 3.559 4.391 4.941 5.331 5.622 5.844 6.012 6.137 6.224 6.278 6.299 6.3 6.292 6.261 6.21 6.139 6.053 5.952 5.838 5.715 5.583 5.444 5.3 5.152 5.001 4.848 4.695 4.541 4.388 4.237 4.087 3.94 3.796 3.654 3.516 3.382 3.25 3.123 3.0 2.88 2.764 2.652 2.544 2.439 2.339 2.242 2.148 2.059 1.972 1.889 1.809 1.733 1.659 1.588 1.521 1.456 1.393 1.333 1.276 1.221 1.169 1.118 1.07 1.024 0.979 0.937 0.896 0.858 0.82 0.785 0.751 0.718 0.687 0.657 0.628 0.601 0.575 0.55 0.526 0.503 0.481 0.46 0.44 0.421 0.403 0.385 0.368 0.352 0.337 0.322 0.308 0.295 0.282 0.27 0.258 0.247 0.236 0.225 0.216 0.206

</ProfileValueList>
</Tabulated>
<ShiftedChebyshevList Num="2" >
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="E" StartFrequency="0.2" EndFrequency="0.354" PeakHeight="110.0" Num="3" Error="0.0">
-18.791 2.435 -0.142
</ShiftedChebyshev>
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="F2" StartFrequency="0.354" EndFrequency="6.3" PeakHeight="290.977" Num="5" zHalfNm="245.491" Error="1.779">
-108.636 33.019 -20.203 7.61 -1.767
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="91.0" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="290.977" PeakDensity="492431.75" PeakScaleHeight="35.007" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
</SAORecord>
</SAORecordList>
